
Dr.-Ing. Christian Korte
Location
Zürich
Field of Study
Software, Electrical Engineering, Controls, Batteries
About
Software and Batteries
Battery and software-focused engineering leader, experienced in developing for automotive series production in rapidly-growing environments. Driven to deliver high-quality software, with a strong background in implementing automated and efficient development practices. Passionate about software, electronic, and control engineering. Currently working on advanced Battery Management System (BMS) software for the next generation of EV batteries, using intelligent real-time control capable models to extract the maximum performance out of lithium-ion batteries.
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Work Experience
Breathe Battery Technologies
2020-07 - 2027-05
Head of Software
Other
fulltime
Leading software product development and product integration at Breathe for automotive and consumer electronic battery management systems (BMS). Responsible for engineering software and cloud/data infrastructure. • Grew the software team from 1 to 14 employees in 3 years, in a company scaling from 3 to 70+ employees • Delivered BMS application-layer software to series production programmes for devices such as Volvo ES90 and OPPO smartphones • Established a lean, engineering-focused, and quality-driven development culture based on industry best practices, achieving ASPICE Capability Level 2 certification • Developed an automated hardware-in-the-loop (HiL)-testing system for Breathe’s embedded products with 100s of prototype BMS for rapid and scalable validation
Porsche Engineering
2016-02 - 2020-02
Development Engineer
Other
fulltime
Consultant engineer in the electric drives division, working on a range of projects from vehicle prototypes to series development. Working on projects with Porsche AG and other external clients. • Supported requirements elicitation and negotiation with suppliers for a HV component of Porsche’s first EV • Led a project with 4 engineers to develop power electronics hardware and software for a battery-powered water sports vehicle • Programmed a field-oriented motor control strategy, implemented on a Xilinx FPGA, for a vehicle prototype with a novel inverter concept • Supervised 10+ students in the electric drives laboratory, developing power electronics prototypes including a silicon-carbide (SiC) inverter, an electric motor test bench, and a gallium-nitride (GaN) DC-DC converter
Academic Experience
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) -
2025.04 - 2025.04
Doctorate, Dr. in Electrical Engineering